Saturday, December 6, 2025

Viktor Abakumov: what said the head of SMERSH before his death

Viktor Abakumov: what said the head of SMERSH before his death
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The identity of Commissar of state security 2nd rank Colonel-General Viktor Abakumov surrounded by mysteries. Some consider it a wonderful brave man, a war hero. Other – one of the most brutal and ruthless fighters against the "enemies of the people". Although perhaps one does not interfere. However, in the end Abakumov himself was a victim of repression...

Zina Portnova: as the pioneer destroyed a hundred German officers

Zina Portnova: as the pioneer destroyed a hundred German officers
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In 1942, in German-occupied Belarus, near the village of Obol in the Vitebsk region is located in the center of training of officers of the Wehrmacht. There came the gunners, pilots and tank crews out of Leningrad, Novgorod, Orel.

In the USSR deported the scientists of the Third Reich

In the USSR deported the scientists of the Third Reich
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In may 1945 Nazi Germany was defeated. But after it was a huge scientific and technical potential that has interested the victorious powers in the first place, the USSR and the USA. 22 October 1946 began the operation of the mass exportation of German scientists, engineers and workers in the Soviet Union.

Why the soldiers played music for the Germans in Stalingrad

Why the soldiers played music for the Germans in Stalingrad
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"None of us will return to Germany unless a miracle happens. Time defected to the Russians." (The entry from the "Stalingrad" of the diary of a German officer).<

What are the salaries were “leaders” of the USSR

What are the salaries were "leaders" of the USSR
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Take other people's money - it's bad. The only exception is the income of the first persons of the state. Such money is treated as their own.